Do you ladies do your own mods?

[ThreeFeet]

Nope I hand over all the big stuff to the Cowtown Crew they know a whole lot more about how to take her apart AND put her back together without any left over parts!!!! Give me a 350 engine and I can take THAT apart and put back together ..............BUT there may be parts left over. Check the oil and tires when I remember to do so!!! Fight with the plastic not one of my fun things to do.

 

[spyderdreamer]

Oooops, no I didn't see that.

And I love that you do my mods for me/us!
:clap:I help with all that needs to be done but he does such great work I hate to step on his toes!

 

[Questions]

I am sorry, I did not realize this pps:. I deleted my post.

I appreciate any post any time and anywhere on this site.........:O)

 

[OneBadPenny]

For those gentlemen who responded to this thread, I'm not sure if you realized that you were in the Lady SpyderLovers forum, but the question was directed to the women who do their own mods. Since most men (I know, not all), do their own mechanical work, I was more interested in knowing how many ladies work on their Spyder's.

Men are welcome to lurk, but please respect the fact that the ladies wanted to have a separate place to chat with one another. We don't hate you, just need a break from you every now and then.

Well put friend :agree:

 

[OneBadPenny]

And to answer the original question -- no, my husband does all the work on both bikes.

 

[kytten]

I did not do the Heli-Bars or the power outlet. The rest (minor stuff so far) I did. I'm worried about messing with power stuff, so I may not do the lights myself either. We'll have to see.

I have the air dam and will be putting that on myself, unless something goes horribly wrong. I'm considering a new seat as well, which I plan to do myself.

 

[DaGrlz]

Just saw this thread

I did the following mod's on our Spyder: HMT Brake Light, ESI Rear & Front Brightside, LED Mud Flap Light, Ram Mount for Phone and Glo-Riders. The Spyder Pop items were installed at Lamont's BBQ, got a great deal on parts with install too. Corbin Armrests, 12 volt Frunk outlet and BRP hitch were installed by the dealer when we purchased the Spyder in March.

Most are easy to do, you just need to take your time.

My winter project is an additional fuse box, to run heated gear and add more lighting.

 

[Love2Ride]

I do all my own work.

I've done all my lights (too many to mention) Even have a side business installing lights on bikes.
I've done foot pegs, the backrest, put on my (and my husband's) wraps. And I recently learned how to change the oil. Next I'm going to be changing the gaskets for the exhaust. I love it!

Tho my hands aren't very feminine.

 

[mosslips]

I'm curious to know how many of us do our own mods. If so, what have you done?

I have an RT-S now and have, so far, installed the HMT LED light (3rd brake light). When I had the GS, I installed a comfort seat, spring mod for the frunk, ESI risers, up and out mirror extensions, ESI brake light, kuryakyn ISO grips, touring windshield, and HID headlights.
opcorn:

Hubby and I work on our bikes together. It's good time for us.
With our current rides, my spyder being the one we have done mods on at this point, we did simple things, grip puppies, DIY Frunk spring hands free opener, DIY heat managment, and we fixed a wiring issue it had with the running lights. next is a riser block, just have to find the time, that's why its good for us to do it together. One of the most fun things we did was build a DIY trailer for his last bike which we will use with his new Victory and the hitch. That was for his Vulcan 800. The Vulcan is gone, but the hitch is still in the garage.

 

[JacqueTanis]

Well ... im learning to do my own mods!

:gaah:

 

[Cruzr Joe]

You can't blame the guys for responding. If most of them use SpyderLovers like I do they look at New Posts and seldom notice what forum the post is in.

I agree, Ooops i am in the Ladies room. :shocked:

Cruzr Joe

 

[Olddood]

Ladies room

Make sure you put the seat down before leaving Joe.

 

[Vrooom]

Obviously, it takes very little enticement for these guys to respond and try to control this thread.

Yes, I am learning to do more on the spyder, like basic maintenance, though my farkles are few so far. Learning much from all the forums, where most of the postings are by the boys. Everyone is generous with sharing their knowledge.

 

[araknd]

No, I don't, to many back surgeries to bend. I come up with ideas and either my husband or Fun Center do the work...or some custom stuff.

 

[vondalyn]

Usually do mods together

I've done some minor mods myself, but most of the time it's a cooperative effort. He took the fenders off when we added the LED turn signals but my hands are smaller, so I did all the wiring/zip ties in the tight areas. Both of us are curious about how the Spyder is put together, so we usually work on it together so we can learn more about it.

I'm still afraid to take the rear-view mirrors off! It just seems like I'm going to break them. If he wasn't around and I needed to do it, I'd get over it in a hurry though.

 

[mcpjan]

Not Yet

I just got my Spyder last week and have not had a chance to mod anything yet. I do have the ISCI handbrake on its way. I plan on a few other things and I plan on doing them myself. I really like hands with my Toys. My husband will watch but really has no clue. That is just not his cup of tea.